What kind of dish is ants on a tree?

Ant on the tree is minced meat vermicelli.

Ant on the tree, also known as minced meat vermicelli, is one of the special traditional dishes of Sichuan Province. It is named because the minced meat is pasted on the vermicelli, which resembles ants crawling on the branches of a tree. The specific history of this dish is not available. However, the dish is common in the area of Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality.

Ants on a tree is usually made from vermicelli and minced pork as the main ingredients, supplemented by carrots, ginger, green onions, bean paste and other auxiliary ingredients. The finished dish is light in taste, smooth and delicious, with a reddish color, making it unique to eat.

Legend of Ants on the Tree:

According to legend, Dou Tianzhang, a scholar, was sent to the imperial court to apply for the examination, and gave his daughter Dou'e to his debtor, Cai'e, as a child bride before he left for Chuzhou. The girl's mother-in-law was a good friend to her husband, and her husband was a good friend to her, and her husband was a good friend to her. But soon after, her husband died of a disease, and her mother-in-law fell ill.

Dou E used her weak shoulders to shoulder the family's heavy burden. While seeking medical treatment for her mother-in-law, she also tried to make some delicious meals to nourish her mother-in-law's health, and her mother-in-law gradually improved.

But the economy is tight and Dou E has to go on credit. In front of the meat case, the meat seller said, "You haven't paid back the money you owed on the previous two occasions, so you can't get any more credit." Dou E had to beg and plead, and the meat seller was pestered and cut a small piece of meat for Dou E. It was time to cook. It was time to cook, Dou E thought, what could she do with such a small amount of meat. Her eyes fell on the top of the cupboard, where there was a small handful of vermicelli left over from New Year's Eve.

Dou'e had an idea, she took down the vermicelli, soaked it in boiling water to soften it, and then chopped the meat into minced pieces, added onion and ginger to the pan and stir-fried it, put in soy sauce, stir-fried the vermicelli for a few moments, and then finally added shredded green garlic and pepper to start the pan.

Lying on the bed of the mother-in-law asked: "Doue, what do you cook so."" It's fried vermicelli." With the words, Dou E will dishes served to the bed, the mother-in-law before moving chopsticks, found that there are many black dots on the fans, she mimicked the presbyopia and asked: "How is it so many ants on it, when she knew the reason, and move the chopsticks to taste a mouthful, but could not help but praise, but also said, this dish simply called "ants on the tree" it.